Bob Chreste

Conn Selmer Educational and Marching Arts Clinician

Bob Chreste is the Director of Education for the music education software, MuseClass. He is also an active arranger, consultant, and adjudicator. Bob spent 16 years as a high school band director at several prominent programs in Texas. During his career, his bands have won the UIL Texas state championship, multiple Bands of America class championships, and many other marching contests across Texas.

Bob is currently the Assistant Brass Caption Head for the Bluecoats Drum & Bugle Corps and has also worked with Carolina Crown, Santa Clara Vanguard, and The Cadets. He is one of only a few instructors in DCI that have been a brass caption head and a visual caption head at a DCI finalist corps.

Bob has been a clinician at the Midwest Clinic, MFA Summer Symposium, Texas Bandmasters Association, and many other conferences. Mr. Chreste adjudicates for Bands of America, Winter Guard International, Texas Music Adjudicators Association, and several other local, regional, and state level circuits.